The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-28

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hall were portraits Of Washington, Lin
coin, Garfield, Logan and prominent loca
Republican leaders iu times past. TIT,
work OF the ilorists was artistic in over,
respect, and OF the many memorable
events which hsvc occurred at this hous,
the one this evening hos not been sur
passed.
Before tho regular programme Of th.
evening had been commenced an infor
NAL reception WAS given to the distin
guished guests, among whom were Gov
e.nor Foraker, Of Ohio, Colonel Free
Grant, Hon. J. G. New, OF Indians, Lieu
tenant Governor Davies, @. W. Stone ant
J. P. Foster, President Of the New York
| Republican Club.
1t was quite 0 o'clock when the guests
were all seated at the table and It Wal
noticed that Governor Foraker, the prin.
cipsl speaker Of the evening, was aeaipned
to the same seat which General Grant had
occupied Oh the occasion Of the reception
given to him on his return from his trit
around the world,
! Alter the tables had been cleared, Pres
ident Paul Of the Americua Club, called
| the assembly to order and introduced
Governor Foraker, who responded TO the
toast General Grant"
GOVERNOR FoRAHER's SPEECH.
Alter sketching the life OF Gen. Gram
from early childhood until be was called
to the command Of the Army of the Po
tomac, with which the war Of the rebellion
WAS closed, and during his incumbency d
the Presidency for two terms, Goyeruo,
Foraker said: "To the last day that he
WAS President the doctrine was continually
proclaimed and fearlessly kept TO the
forefront that as to every national rivht
it WAS the duty OF the National Govern
ment to protect It's citizens at home AS
well as abroad. One of the lest act,
Of his administration was to use the troop.
to protect the voters OF South Caroline
from intimidation and violence at the
hands Of the kuklu1 and the rifle clubs O.
that State. 1t was after his day before any
Republican countenanced tho claim thai
il citizen OF State could not sectIrs hif
rights under the constitution and laws o.
the United States at the hands OF the ALL
thorities OF his State he was withou,
remedy only to migrate. He had no pati
ence with the ideG that the government
ahould have an unquestioned right, as oil
concede, to 60 into any State OF the Union
and there lay its hands upon any cit;z,I
Of the State, and compel him to 70 forth
and do battle for it at the peril Of his life
and then be powerless when i,s authority
was duly invoked to protect that citizen
in every right the government owed hin
after he should be mustered out Of the
seryice, aad be returned to his home.
He could not understand why the State
lines that were so low and so EASILY crose
ed in the one case should suddenly rise
80 high that they could not be crossed ni
all in the other. In other words Genera
Grant was Republican. He believed il
the union and in tha constitution, He
believed in the United States OF America
He believed in the people OF bis country
He believed in the dignity and elevation
OF labor. He believed in the deyelopmen,
OF our resources. He believed this Nstior
ought 10 be Independent OF every othe,
nation on the fscs OF the earth. He be
lieved in q protective tariff, and was les,
concerned about revenue reform than he
WAS to have enough protection 10 protect
FREE BALLOT AND FAIR COUNT.
But he believed first and above all the
rights OF man. He believed in civil and
political equality, and he believed in the
practical enforcement OF what was theor.
etical!y proclaimed, and therefore it WAS
that with all the srdor OF his soul he be-
lieved in a FREQ ballot and a fair count
and hated and despised as hs ought ia
the crime that would prevent them. And
yet he did not pleaae everybody. On the
contrary, he shared the fate Of all positive
and vigorous great men. lie Was thor.
oughly disliked and hated in his time. In
fact no man WAS ever moro mercilcesly
criticized, ortmore mgliciausiy and shame.
fully alandered, libelled snd abused than
he wss at every step OF his immortal
career. We were told that he was drunk
at Shiloh. crazy and n failure in the
trenches before Vicksburg; that Mission
Ridge WIS IN accident, and that he wss
no general but only bloody butcher in
the Wilderness, and while he was presi.
dent his oncnica continually rallied
against him, claiming that he was
everything that he should not be-
But when he went abroad his ira.
ducers were suddenly put to Hhame, and
their vll!llicatlon wss hushod and buried
out Of sight forever beneath the homayo
OF world. No plnce could be discovered
where his fame had not preceded him,
and oil around the globe not one human
being could hp found who was either 60
high or 30 low as not to account it great
honor to meet and greet him. That hu
VAS not q third time called TO tho presi-
dency waa due to,consderntions that had
no relation whatever to hiin personally.
On the contrary, he waa never more
ensrcnchod in tho affections Of the Amer.
| lean people, than he was nj tho very mo.
ment when tho historic fight Of tho 30G
determined followers ended in defeat at
Chicago.
iiIs BRAVE END.
1t seemed as though he could not posi-.
bly, do anything moro to increase the
esteem and atlectionate regard In which
no WAS held; but no coutd-and no did.
lie WA nnwittingiy involved md over.
whelmod by financial disaster, and prac.
tiCally at tho Bamo time smitten by n fatal
malady. Tho inConquerablo character Of
his nature was never more clonrly lOmon.
BtrAted than then. 1t would bp difficult
to e1apgerate tho heroic fortitudc and
true Chri8.Ian patience lie displayed
In tho pathetic, unequal but unsuccosntul
struggle TINT followed. Job cried out in
his lamentations and uaid, "Oh, TINT my
adversary Ind written book" as II TINT
wero, rs It probablyis, tho moht deadly I'M
dortakinY my ordinary man cnn Raonmc
General Grnnt's last work wRs to write a
hook. lle Ind n double purpose 10 uervc
lilo sought not only to record his rccollec.
ti0ns OF tho great events with which he
had beea ideniiAed, but nlso 10 provide
for tho faithful and dcuorving companion
Of his lilo And partner Of all his Joys md
Burrowa
II Ina neon graphically avid by somt
onu TINT M he ant Mt ono aldo Of tho table
writing death unt ut tho oppoaito eiio i'm
patiently waiting and watching. Withou
q trolnor or q murmer ho devoted himael